certain gratitudes and other metaphors

[sweetwater]

the strings on the piano are wound very tight
they last into the night sounding
virtues and other states capturing

the moment as objects that linger for
things left unsaid

the fortune of calculating the lossy glow
of morning before going to bed
the adventures that lead to other places

the people you saw along the way
and how they gave you inspiration
encouraged your amusements and gave
you tickets to the concert of a lifetime

where you have lived ever since
remembering things as they were

[saw]

poem goes perfectly with the picture.....and stands as well on its own....

"the people you saw along the way
and how they gave you inspiration
encouraged your amusements and gave
you tickets to the concert of a lifetime ".............................YES....